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byronius

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27. I went through hurricane Betsy on the eighth floor of an apartment building.

Sat Oct 13, 2018, 05:14 PM

Oct 2018

I was five. All the windows blew out and every floor of the building became a river. Some men tried to block off the hallway windowframe with a mattress and were sucked out, never to be seen again. The stairwells were gushing waterfalls.

It was unending. Catastrophic. Traumatizing.

In the aftermath my father and I walked around and climbed over all the massive trees that had blown over. Never smelled air like that, ozone tang and tree heart wood.

This video kind of triggered me, sorry.

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Video of Michael coming ashore at Mexico Beach. Horrifying! [View all] charlyvi Oct 2018 OP

omg. It's like a monster approaching. Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #1

That "monster" is God's wrath against Trump, evangelicals... DemocracyMouse Oct 2018 #11

I dont think the storm picked who lost property based on their votes. Nature doesnt discriminate. 7962 Oct 2018 #15

Well, if Pat Robertson can say that Katrina was punishment against the liberal sinners... Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #30

Uhmmmmm... czarjak Oct 2018 #40

that is some RussBLib Oct 2018 #46

People, it was sarcasm. DemocracyMouse Oct 2018 #47

ok, good RussBLib Oct 2018 #48

How the hell did the GoPro camera not get blown or washed away?? PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #2

Doesn't seem possible, does it. charlyvi Oct 2018 #4

I'm wondering if he put the camera in a metal box and bolted it to a sturdy steel post of some kind? PearliePoo2 Oct 2018 #7

It would have had to be enclosed in something. charlyvi Oct 2018 #8

Someone on my weather forum found his twitter account BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #34

I Wondered How the Gas Station Sign Stayed Up Leith Oct 2018 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author charlyvi Oct 2018 #9

Maybe Jim Cantore was holding it :) Marthe48 Oct 2018 #24

Hahaa!!!!! pnwest Oct 2018 #28

LOL! montana_hazeleyes Oct 2018 #33

I Google Mapped the Scene Leith Oct 2018 #3

OK, I will. Thanks. n/t charlyvi Oct 2018 #6

I saw the video posted on my weather forum this morning and mapped it BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #12

I have two Toucan's T shirts from a visit 8 years ago. There was a live Toucan on premises. 3Hotdogs Oct 2018 #18

I expect that they took it when the area was under an evacuation BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #31

No words orangecrush Oct 2018 #10

Hours and hours of a hurricane s noise is maddening. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2018 #13

I agree. Absolutely terrorizing. n/t charlyvi Oct 2018 #16

People just don't understand how incredibly destructive PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2018 #14

I first thought how bad could it be? I sure was wrong. That is an incredible video Pepsidog Oct 2018 #17

What was the time frame of the video? 3Hotdogs Oct 2018 #19

Looks like they used individual frames from the beginning charlyvi Oct 2018 #21

Incredible document. God bless anyone who hunkered down peacebuzzard Oct 2018 #20

Not to mention the folks taken out to sea charlyvi Oct 2018 #22

Oh no, the retreating tsunami, peacebuzzard Oct 2018 #23

Awe-inspiring video Marthe48 Oct 2018 #25

Omg Demovictory9 Oct 2018 #26

I went through hurricane Betsy on the eighth floor of an apartment building. byronius Oct 2018 #27

Shows the purple voteearlyvoteoften Oct 2018 #29

Here are some tweets from the guy who did the video BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #32

Thank You for those, BRDS! Cha Oct 2018 #36

Hey Cha BumRushDaShow Oct 2018 #44

Mahalo, charlyvi Cha Oct 2018 #35

When land gets in the way of nature...Stunning! Totally Tunsie Oct 2018 #37

With this storm hitting Mexico Beach I keep thinking Galveston 1900 lovemydogs Oct 2018 #38

Does anyone know how the Gulf World Marine Aquarium in Panama City faired? rwsanders Oct 2018 #39

Why do people stay? It's just plain stupidity. No matter what it takes .. get the hell out. YOHABLO Oct 2018 #41

I can only speak to the question of 'why' for those I have littlemissmartypants Oct 2018 #42

I'm surprised the storm surge was so low. The eye was almost over Mexico Beach & catbyte Oct 2018 #43

Obviously ouija Oct 2018 #45